Shops and church, Kirkby Stephen &copy; SMJ

2011

NY7708 : Shops and church, Kirkby Stephen

Shops and church, Kirkby Stephen

Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Business, Retail, Services Roads, Road transport

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Grid Square: NY7708, 402 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: SMJ (more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 27 December, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 27 December, 2011
Subject Location: OSGB36: NY 7751 0881 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:28.4488N 2:20.9133W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NY 7749 0890
View Direction: SOUTH (about 180 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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NY7708 : The White Lion, Kirkby Stephen NY7708 : Sign for the White Lion, Kirkby Stephen NY7708 : The Taggy Man, Kirkby Stephen NY7708 : Sign for the Taggy Man, Kirkby Stephen
Looks like the old White Lion pub in Kirkby Stephen has recently become The Taggy Man. It even sells Taggy Blonde, a beer brewed for them by the Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery.

According to A Short History of Kirkby Stephen
Whilst in the church area, one last interesting fact is that the ‘Taggy’ bell is still rung at eight o’clock. After the chiming of the hour, the bell rings to mark the day of the month. The ‘taggy’ is an older form of the Norman ‘curfew’, to cover the fire. The local saying is that if children are not home by eight o’clock, the ‘taggy’ man will get them.

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